Colour Palette Generator: Harmonious Schemes from Any Colour
Pick a base colour and get complementary, analogous, triadic and monochrome palettes that work together, with codes ready to copy.
Open the free Color Palette Generator →What is the Color Palette Generator?
Harmonious colour palettes (complementary, analogous, triadic, monochrome) from a base colour or at random. Press space for new ones. It's completely free, needs no sign-up and works on any phone or computer.
Why it's helpful
- Several colour harmony types
- Copy HEX codes
- Lock colours and regenerate
Who it's for
Designers, developers, small brands and students.
How to use it
- Pick a base colour and a harmony rule, or press space for random palettes.
- Click a colour to copy it, or copy all as CSS variables or Tailwind config.
💻 Open source: this tool is free and open source (MIT License). View the code on GitHub, download it and run it offline.
The bigger picture: Design
Good design builds trust in seconds. Colour, typography, spacing and accessibility tools help developers and small businesses create websites that look professional without hiring a full design team.
What's changing: Accessibility is moving from nice-to-have to expected, and modern CSS now does with a few lines what used to need images and JavaScript.
Frequently asked questions
Which harmony is best for websites?
Analogous and monochrome look calm. Complementary gives a strong accent colour for buttons.
